Overview & Reviews

The emissions-friendly 2.3-liter PZEV engine released in limited states in 2003 is now available as an option in all states (it comes standard in California, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont and Maine). The only other notable changes to the 2004 Ford Focus are newly optional leather seating for ZX3 models, and a slightly revised suspension offers improved handling.

• Thoughtful ergonomics, spacious interior, fun-to-drive character, sharp steering, impressive selection of body configurations and features.

User Reviews:

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  Edmunds doesnt know squat!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 2004 Ford Focus
  By one_focused_svt - December 26 - 10:00 am

  Never had a problem this is a dream car for 20 grand couldnt ask for more, handleing is in a class of its own plenty of power, tranny is outstanding, over all this one gets a 15 out of 10! I WILL BE A REPEAT BUYER!

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  tonis zx3 - 2004 Ford Focus
  By toni ann - December 22 - 2:36 am

  this is my first new car. and i love it. its fun looking i have an yellow and black car. its drive smooth. everything a 22 year old can ask for.

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  FOCUSNME - 2004 Ford Focus
  By Eileen - December 13 - 11:22 am

  Great Car!! Only downfall is the color- YELLOW! But other than that this car is fun to drive and equipped with the 2.3l engine it has a great pick up. Seats are confortable and with the premium package the entire experience is excellent. I had a 01 Nissan Sentra before purchasing this Focus and it was definetly an upgrade. I would never trade this in for anything in its class!

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  ZX5 2.3 Auto - 2004 Ford Focus
  By paul - December 7 - 1:24 pm

  Bought a used(12000 miles) ZX5 Premium with auto. Wanted a manual, but couldnt find any with the 2.3 engine. Have put on 3000 miles, no problems. Im getting 28 mpg on the highway, I expected to do better.

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  it is very "special" - 2004 Ford Focus
  By Anthony Dorsey - November 27 - 6:57 pm

  the vehicle is sooo fun to drive, i am a service advisor for ford and they dont have a better built vehicle than this/ it is a shame they stopped making them in 2004

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  Fab Focus - 2004 Ford Focus
  By bobby240 - November 24 - 9:55 pm

  A fine-handling and looking car with plenty of lux touches for the price. Performance is great with good economy. The interior is refreshingly stylish - a feature ruined on the 05s. The quality of interior materials is only so-so, however my car had numerous trim defects. The hood is of too-thin metal and lacks an underside pad. The heater fan is noisy on higher settings, and using air con saps engine power considerably, esp. in 5th. The car is a little slow off the line (in 1st), but picks up in the higher gears. With the sloping hood its hard to see the corners of the car. Overall, for the money the 04 Focus SE is a great buy.

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  If only I had known... - 2004 Ford Focus
  By ecn403 - November 18 - 12:59 am

  Bought used with 19K miles on it. Read reviews thoroughly--thought I had made an informed choice. Knew before buying that car is prone to eat brakes. No big deal--replaced with life time warranty set. Now, at 26K, car has just spent a full week at dealer for 3K in warranty repairs to transmission. Before taking to dealer, took to local garage and was told that this model has had a number of issues. Its fun to drive, but I wont buy another Ford. I love my Hyundai Sonata--better warranty and, so far, more reliable. Im worried about what is in store for me after the 3yr/36K warranty expires. Another transmission at 50K?

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  disappointing fuel economy - 2004 Ford Focus
  By jim worcester - November 11 - 9:02 am

  Although we have only put on 6900 miles so far, I am disappointed with the fuel economy (5 speed manual). Much of our driving is rural and we are seeing generally slightly less than 30mpg. We are still driving our 1995 Ford Escort Wagon 5 speed manual with 220000 miles that is still getting close to 40mpg (summer). Owners manual said to wait until after about 5000 miles to check mpg, which we have and still hasnt improved.

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  Worth every penny! - 2004 Ford Focus
  By burs757 - October 28 - 2:00 am

  i test drove almost every "hot hatch" avaliable at the time, and none could compete with the overall package Ford has put together, i have had this vehicle for almost a year and have no major complaints with anything. there have been a few trips to the dealership to work out PCM (computer) issues, but these were offset by the driving pleasure this vehicle serves up with every trip!! if you are in the market, i would definatly recomend snatching one of these up before they are no more. and spend the extra $$ and go with the Euro appearance package, the Recaro seats alone are worth the price!!

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  fuel gauge problem - 2004 Ford Focus
  By naturebuddy - October 23 - 2:00 am

  I purchased a focus ZTS in 5/04 it has been serviced 4 times once for a recall on the heated seats & 3 times with a fuel gauge problem their seems to be a softwear problem our 1st problem occured after filling the tank the gauge stayed on empty the dealer said ford told them to clear the computer memory & put in a new code the 2nd time we again filled the tank this time it read 1/2 tank the dealer replaced the sending unit the 3rd time the gauge stayed on full after 150 miles then after 200 miles the gauge read between full & 3/4 when it should have read at half tank because when we filled up it took 8 gal with a 14 gal tank now they say the float wasnt set properly on the sending unit